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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the furniture made of that Wang examines at Ye Wenjie's home in Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?
(a) Stone and metal wiring.
(b) Silver and jade.
(c) Tree branches and stumps.
(d) Brass and gold.

2. For how long had the Red Union "been attacking the headquarters of the April Twenty-eighth Brigade" when Chapter 1, "The Madness Years" begins?
(a) For two days.
(b) For four days.
(c) For six days.
(d) For two weeks.

3. What does Captain Shi Qiang admit to Wang Miao in the beginning of Chapter 10, "Da Shi"?
(a) He admits that he has been hired to kill Wang.
(b) He admits he has been following Wang.
(c) He admits to having had an affair with Wang's wife.
(d) He admits he is a spy for the CIA.

4. What setting is established in the opening of Chapter 2, "Silent Spring"?
(a) The Greater Khingan Mountains.
(b) The Pamir Mountains.
(c) The Qilian Mountains.
(d) The Himalayan Mountains.

5. Who launched the Planck satellite, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?
(a) The United States Space Agency.
(b) The Russian Space Agency.
(c) The European Space Agency.
(d) The Chinese Space Agency.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is Wang Miao contemplating from the Three Bodies game in the beginning of Chapter 8, "Ye Wenjie"?

2. What was Wu Han's profession?

3. At the National Astronomical Center at the Space Observation Center, Sha Ruishan examines data from three satellites. When was the COBE launched, according to the narrator in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

4. What is the computer systems called that Ye Wenjie uses to keep an eye on enemy spacecraft and operations in Chapter 12, "Red Coast II"?

5. Who was killed along with Ye Wenjie's husband due to an accident at the base, according to the narrative in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the narrative style in The Three-Body Problem. Does the narrative style change in the course of the novel?

2. Where is Ye Wenjie taken by helicopter in Chapter 3, "Red Coast I"? Why?

3. Who is Shao Lin and what is revealed about her character in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

4. What setting is established in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"? How is it described?

5. What does Ye Wenjie remark about potential alien contact in Chapter 14, "Red Coast IV"?

6. Where does Ye Wenjie go after her father's death? Why?

7. Who is Ye Zhetai? What is his character's importance in The Three-Body Problem?

8. What satellites are described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

9. What is the "microwave background" and how is it described in Chapter 9, "The Universe Flickers"?

10. What is revealed in the "Translator's Notes" in Chapter 1, "The Madness Years"?

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